“My old man used to own a fishing charter and I was hopeless,” Clarke quipped. “I’m so nervous around water I check the bath for sharks.

“This is obviously something that’s way out of my comfort zone, but it’s for such a good cause.

“There have been three kids close to me who have needed special treatment in the last little while, including my niece who was just born ten weeks premature and is in intensive care at the moment. Anything I can do to raise money for these kids is worth it.”

Today I launched a charity initiative aimed at raising funds for kids with life threatening diseases and injuries. pic.twitter.com/iMhME7mZIo

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